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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1910
Page
5
Locals advertise errands and services including Lane & Son algaa signs and United Orchestra contact, chimney sweep listings, rental and sale notices for houses, furnished rentals, and small ads. Also promotions for Hohbach's coffee and oysters, employment seeks, lost pen, social event at Mrs. Ben Hill’s, and a dog missing King with a $5 reward.
An ad invites patrons to have photographs taken before the holiday rush at Wheeler photo studio Alta shed opposite city hall. It promotes beautiful folders and mountings and urges high grade work and early patronage. Also mentions Cleveland’s baking powder prices at grocers.
A string of personal mentions shows M. H. Klein of Stanfield visiting Pendleton, Ukiah guests at Hotel Bowman, and many others from Echo Hermiston and La Grande conducting business in Pendleton. Notables include Alonzo Knotts from Pilot Rock, Judge T. B. Gilliland riding the train, and Ray Fugit injured by a gasoline torch mishap at work.
At Port Au Prince on October 26, the Haytian gunboat La Théberta sank off Port De Paix after its boiler exploded tearing a hole in the hull. Many crew jumped or were stranded as the vessel went down within minutes. Twenty were rescued. several officials and crew, including officers, are believed drowned.
Jersey City October 26. Following a riot sparked by wagon helpers striking for five dollars a day, the United States Express company urged Governor Fort to call out the militia. Non union drivers were assaulted as pistols and stones were thrown during the disturbance.
A forecast summary from Alaska-Yukon Magazine notes new gold strikes in several districts boosting prospecting and output. It cites expected Alaska fold production near 180 million dollars this season and a potential 200 million in 1911, with Iditarod camp estimated output around 36 million and paystreaks about eight miles long across ten creeks.
San Francisco officials confirmed a major aviation meet to be held November 23 to 28 after a National Aero Association sanction. Top pilots DeLesseps Moissant Latham Hamilton Brookins Willard and Hoxsey will compete. The event promises the biggest West Coast air show yet with seventy five thousand dollars in prizes.
London reports the Morning Post dirigible crossed from Moissons France to Aldershot England in five hours marking the second ever English Channel crossing by a dirigible. The Morning Post presented the balloon to the war office on completion of the flight. Pendleton Lodge No. 288 announces a meeting on Thursday evening October 27 with initiation by order of the exalted ruler THOS FITZGERALD. Cold weather forecast. Pendleton Lumber Yard offers ton goods at 2000 pounds.
Ben Hill campaigns as a progressive candidate for joint representative of Umatilla and Morrow counties. He advocates Proportional Representation and a platform favoring better roads strong public schools state tax reform through indirect taxation and regulatory changes for franchise, insurance, and railroad matters. He supports keeping the Columbia River open to reduce freight rates and opposes repealing voter initiatives.
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